How to progress well if you have lack of energy

[Ima Freeman]

I do not want to discuss what the culprit is. This is a very complex matter that I'm working on for years and will take some time, if ever it will be solved.

This is about how to live as well as possible and to progress through life, while having a low level of physical drive/energy...

• Having little motivation, no enthusiasm at all, only feeding on hope
• Having little mental energy for imagination, planning, seeing a big picture
• Being undecided, having poor judgement 
• Not being light on your feet, being sluggish

So I'm speaking about times where you have to endure something like that without..

• getting addicted to caffeine
• getting stuck to Youtube or social media for stimulation
• feeling under pressure not to get hopeless
• getting lazy and doing everything the easy way (fast food, watching shows)

[Sugarcoat]

Presence. Deep breathing. Relaxing the body. Reducing stress, neurosis. All those things can make your system need less energy to work (a more stressed state takes more energy for example) . 

Edited Sunday at 06:29 PM by Sugarcoat

[Ima Freeman]

19 hours ago, Sugarcoat said:

Presence. Deep breathing. Relaxing the body. Reducing stress, neurosis. All those things can make your system need less energy to work (a more stressed state takes more energy for example) . 

Relaxation definitely helps. I do shavayatra, basically a yogic form of muscle relaxation and feel a lot better afterwards

[Michael569]

Having some sort of low energy hobby might help you put your mind at ease 

• jigsaw puzzle / board games with other people (or solo) 
• creative/crafting hobby - painting, drawing, knitting, jewellery crafting, bonsai keeping,  DIY of any kind
• getting a dog with more laid back personality 
• cooking can become a creative hobby if that's something you would enjoy 
• reading story books instead of self development literature (or audio books) 
• very mild activities in nature like birdwatching, stargazing, photography (if that's your thing) 
• a mountain bike with electric assistance engine could help you go in nature while exerting little of your own energy 

Edited Monday at 01:47 PM by Michael569

[Sugarcoat]

20 minutes ago, Ima Freeman said:

Relaxation definitely helps. I do shavayatra, basically a yogic form of muscle relaxation and feel a lot better afterwards

Keep it up👍🏻

[Ima Freeman]

On 13.1.2025 at 2:47 PM, Michael569 said:

Having some sort of low energy hobby might help you put your mind at ease 

• jigsaw puzzle / board games with other people (or solo) 
• creative/crafting hobby - painting, drawing, knitting, jewellery crafting, bonsai keeping,  DIY of any kind
• getting a dog with more laid back personality 
• cooking can become a creative hobby if that's something you would enjoy 
• reading story books instead of self development literature (or audio books) 
• very mild activities in nature like birdwatching, stargazing, photography (if that's your thing) 
• a mountain bike with electric assistance engine could help you go in nature while exerting little of your own energy 

Thank you, that are valuable recommendations

[Leo Gura]

There is no substitute for lack of health.

You either find a cure or you live half a life.

Edited 11 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Raze]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPX8g8ibKFc

 

https://www.shinzen.org/from-fuzz-to-buzz-suggestions-for-breaking-through-sleepiness-during-meditation-practice/

[AION]

This took a very long time for me to figure out but the cause for procrastination or being stuck in bad habits is lack of energy or bad vibe. You need to fix your vibe through taking care of your body, stopping porn, and taking care of your soul (fixing your samsara / trauma) and feeding your soul through quality time with yourself. Joe Dispenza’s work in cutting edge on this topic. He is undervalued on this forum while a lot of people have mental, spiritual and physical trouble on this forum. So I would definite read his latest book. 

Edited 9 hours ago by AION

[UnbornTao]

Have you ever found yourself "tired" one moment, only to have that change all of a sudden? Notice none of what you mentioned is physical but is rather a conceptually-based activity. Not doing those frees up so much energy.

Edited 9 minutes ago by UnbornTao

[MoonLanding]

9 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

There is no substitute for lack of health.

You either find a cure or you live half a life.

Leo the truth teller